We compiled a list of the top 12 mystery novels of 2017 and here’s what we came up! Some are set on foreign shores, a few are domestic, some thrillers add a spark, and historical also gets in the mix. The one thing in common is that these are 12 storytellers at the top of their gam

1. The Fifth Petal by Brunonia Barry (Crown)

2. Two Days Gone by Randall Silvis (Sourcebooks Landmark)

3. Follow Me Down by Sherri Smith (Forge Books)

4. Where Dead Men Meet by Mark Mills (Blackstone)

5. Fast Falls the Night by Julia Keller (Minotaur)

6. Burial Hour by Jeffery Deaver (Grand Central)

7. Friends and Traitors by John Lawton (Atlantic Monthly Press)

8. Death on Nantucket by Francine Mathews (Soho Crime)

9. Arrowood by Mick Finlay (MIRA)

10. The Walls by Hollie Overton (Redhook)

11. Burials by Mary Anna Evans (Poisoned Pen Press)

12. The Name of the Game is a Kidnapping by Keigo Higashino (Vertical)